You could fry it or bake it, you could serve it as a meze or a main dish, pair it with horta (boiled greens with fresh lemon juice and olive oil) or fried potatoes, describe it as an easy to cook dish, comfort food, kids food, you could say so many things about keftedakia and still don’t grasp the essence of its taste unless you literally taste it in Greece!

Corfu has a long history of gastronomy –so similar in terms of ingredients but also so different in its interpretation –to the rest of Greece’s culinary traditions- with influences ranging from its Mediterranean landscape to its Venetian occupation.

The ancient Mycenaeans have a reputation as palace-builders and warriors, but they were also quite sophisticated cooks. More than 3,000 years ago, they used portable grill pits to make souvlaki and non-stick pans to make bread, new cooking experiments suggest.